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It may not feel like it, but spring is just around the corner. With the warmer weather coming, you’ll likely want to enjoy your time outside. Here are three project ideas that will transform your yard and help make the most of the warm months ahead. To find out what ProScapes can do for your yard, just follow the link at the bottom of this article.

Fire Pit/Patio Combo

What better way to enjoy your summer nights in New Hampshire than gathered around a fire pit on your backyard patio! If you have unused space in your yard and are looking for a great way to use it, this is the perfect addition. Having a fire pit built into your patio is the ideal spot for your friends and family to gather outside. People can hang out at a cookout during the day, and enjoy the fire pit through the night.

If that’s not enough reason to add a patio, you’ll also increase your home’s overall market value. More and more, people who are looking to buy homes are interested in the outdoor space. Having an amazing backyard fire pit and patio, is a great way to have your home be noticed, and ultimately lead to more money in your pocket.

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Retaining Walls

Retaining walls not only serve a functional purpose, but they can also add aesthetics to your yard. They can be used to level off part of a yard, prevent erosion, or just make a yard look fantastic.

In this particular transformation, this Nashua home had an existing old rock retaining wall. While it served it’s purpose at one time, the age and type of rocks used prevented it from being completely leveled off or adding a separate patio space.

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Walkway

Walkways can help make a great first impression for people coming to your house. Having an old wore down brick or concrete walkway can make people feel unwelcome walking up to your home. Not to mention if it wasn’t properly installed, you could have weeds coming through making your walkway unsightly. If there are loose bricks or stones, your walkway could even pose as a tripping hazard. So do yourself a favor and ask ProScapes about how we can improve your current walkway, or add a new one.

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When it comes to landscaping, you’ll hear the term “retaining wall” a lot. Do you know what this term means, and if you need a retaining wall in your garden? Learn what this means to you and for your landscaping designs today.

A retaining wall is a wall that holds soil back from a sloped surface. It can turn the slope into steps of flat ground instead. Depending on the type of soil and the shape of the landscape, this can be for aesthetic purposes or a necessary action for preventing erosion in a garden.

Excess water in your garden will naturally run to the lowest point. This means that if your garden is on a sloped surface, the water can pool at the bottom. The plants along the slope won’t have an even distribution of water, and the soil at the bottom will begin to erode, causing eventual destruction of the entire landscape.

There are also plenty of aesthetic properties to a retaining wall that can completely change your garden’s look. It can transform a slope into levels of flat ground, which will look far different. Flat land is far more accessible for maintenance and planting, so you can have a wider variety of plants and flowers in your landscape. Your garden will look one-of-a-kind.

Your options for retaining walls are varied, so you can choose what fits your aesthetic. The retaining wall can be made of rock, concrete, or whatever material fits the design of your garden the best. You can have the walls create levels within a garden, or be around a walkway through the garden. This will establish visual boundaries, which you can use to draw the eye or feet to specific parts of your landscape.

If you want or need a retaining wall in your garden, contact Proscapes for guidance in choosing your wall’s style, and the most trustworthy installation. We’re experts in retaining walls in your landscape design, and we’re here to help.

Summer is over, fall is here, and winter is on its way. Our seasons change so quickly, but there is still time to get in some of those last-minute landscaping projects- especially those that will help your home in the long-run. Retaining walls offer many benefits for our Hudson, NH clients, and we can think of three important reasons you should consider investing in before the cold sets in:

Erosion

Many homeowners will create retaining walls to help keep their soil in place and avoid the chance of runoff, which often occurs with heavy rainfall or melting snow. Depending on where your retaining wall is located in your yard, you could have not only a functional structure to prevent erosion but also a great aesthetic addition to your landscape.

Water damage

When water isn’t able to properly drain away from your home, you could be faced with a variety of water damages to and in your home. From flooded basements to rotten siding, retaining walls are worth the investment because of what they could save you in water destruction down the road.

Structural damage

With erosion and water damage both worries for homes that don’t have proper drainage systems, foundation concerns can quickly arise. One way to prevent these problems from occurring is with retaining walls. They can fix a variety of level and water problems related to your property and be the ultimate money-saver.

When choosing a landscaper to work with on your complex hardscape projects, think ProScapes. We know the ins and outs of our New England climate, and we will help determine precisely what kind of retaining walls your home could benefit from.

With more questions about our masonry work or how our land care could help benefit your Hudson, NH home, please contact ProScapes today by calling (603) 635-4005.

It’s getting to that time of year where ProScapes has begun to receive calls for seasonal landscaping help in and around Hudson, NH. Skilled landscapers know the importance of fall cleanup, and often focus on removing debris, such as leaves. If you have been questioning your need for raking, we can think of a few reasons you should get rid of those leaves:

1. It is the perfect place for pests and insects to live

Spiders, ticks, snails, worms, slugs, and abundance of other little critters make themselves at home in fallen leaves, as they provide some of the insulation they need to survive through the winter. Though many of these insects are harmless, there are some that carry diseases, which can impact you, your loved ones, and your pets.

2. It can impact the way your grass grows next season

Your lawn needs to breathe, and leaves create a thick layer over the surface that can suffocate your grass. Leaves form a barrier which does not allow water, nutrients, or air to reach the grassroots. In the spring, you could find your lawn dead after finally cleaning up the leaves!

3. It can cause snow mold and other diseases to your lawn

Similar to how leaves can create a barrier from the outside elements to your grass, leaves can trap moisture between them and the ground, especially during winter when snow falls and melts. This moisture, over an extended period of time, can cause mold and disease to your grass.

Are you out of time this season to complete the work yourself? There are landscaping companies out there who offer spring and fall lawn cleanup to prevent these issues from happening. From flower maintenance to mulching, ProScapes specializes in seasonal cleanup to ensure your home looks beautiful and is ready for the year to follow.

With more questions about how ProScapes can help with your lawn care in Hudson, NH, contact our experts today by calling (603) 635-4005.

The team at ProScapes can’t believe that after another successful landscaping season in Hudson, NH, we’re getting ready for fall. The air is already starting to cool off, and we are preparing our homes for the changing weather ahead. We know there are many homeowners out there who love working on their own gardening and lawn maintenance, so here are a few chores we want you to remember to plan for winter:

Transplant shrubs

Fall is the ideal season for shrub transplanting because as your shrubs move into their dormant stages, they require less water and attention, which in turn protects against the stress caused by moving the plants.

Trim

Similar with transplants, fall is another great time to prune your shrubs and trees. Landscapers in the Hudson, NH area often suggest waiting until this season to prevent disease from growing and also allows the tree or shrub to heal slowly.

Weed and fertilize

Weeding and turning over your soil while the ground is soft will save you lots of time and hard labor in the spring. Fertilizer will provide your plants with the nutrients they will be going without during the winter season, as well.

Mulch

If there is one lawn care tip most important for the Hudson, NH climate, it’s to mulch! Mulch provides your plants with the warmth they need during the winter season and protects them against the harsh elements they will face.

Prep sprinkler system and outdoor faucets

The last thing you want is to deal with cracks and other concerns caused by ice in the winter time. Take time to learn about your particular system, disconnected all hoses, store them properly, and remove remaining water from the inside of pipes to prevent freezing.

If you find that these tasks are too much to handle, give our team a call! We would love to help prepare your landscape for the cold seasons ahead and survive for another year of beautiful blooming next spring!

With more questions, please contact us today by calling (603) 635-4005.